On this the 12th day of the 12th month of the year, the Ohio Lottery has suspended any wagering on the Pick 4 number 1212 for the midday drawing and has now added the evening drawing.

The Ohio Lottery stopped all wagering on that number for the midday drawing at 8:26 a.m.  The evening number sold out at 2:29 p.m.

The lottery holds a 6 million dollar liability on the Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 draw games.  That means that's the maximum they will pay out on any one drawing.

One local lottery agent said customers were playing the number because of the date and because of the full cold moon that occurred overnight.

A lottery spokeswoman says this happens from time to time with popular dates, triple numbers, sports scores etc.